Under-21 coach Kostas Tsanas will be in charge of Greece on Tuesday in a friendly against Serbia, replacing Claudio Ranieri who was sacked from the position on Saturday, the Greek football federation announced Sunday.

Belgium coach Marc Wilmots could well be described as `Tinkerman II` as at the World Cup finals he has followed the Claudio Ranieri line on selection policy by changing his line-up constantly and has so far given 20 of his 23 man squad some playing time.

Monaco coach Claudio Ranieri called on referees to protect players more after Colombia striker Radamel Falcao sustained a serious knee injury in a French Cup game which has put his World Cup participation in doubt.